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AFD, RENATER sign agreement to develop National Research and Education Networks in UbuntuNet Alliance Region

Press Release Lilongwe, Malawi: 1st January 2022. Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and RENATER have signed a partnership agreement to work together on the structuring and development of National Research and Education Networks in Southern and Eastern Africa, set up by the Regional Research and Education Network, UbuntuNet Alliance. The partnership, financed by AFD in …

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Vacancy for the position of Chief Executive Officer

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking. The Alliance, whose Head Office is based in Lilongwe, Malawi, is a membership-based non-profit research and education networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa. It plans, builds and operates the …

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UbuntuNet Alliance announces CEO transition

Press Release Lilongwe: 13th October 2021: The Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking, Prof. Stephen Simukanga would like to inform all stakeholders and the entire community that Eng. Dr. Matthews Mtumbuka has informed the UbuntuNet Alliance Board of Trustees of his decision to resign from his position effective 31st December 2021. Following …

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Call for proposals for a systems audit of UbuntuNet Alliance

Introduction UbuntuNet Alliance is the regional research and education networking organisation for Eastern and Southern Africa, a region covering 26 countries. The Alliance is a non-profit association of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in the region. The Alliance plans, builds and operates UbuntuNet, the regional Internet backbone network that interconnects NRENs in the region …

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UbuntuNet Alliance Board Member Prof. Hellicy Ng’ambi leaves glittering legacy at Mulungushi University

On 31st August 2021, Professor Hellicy Ng’ambi, the Vice-Chancellor of Mulungushi University, one of the main public universities in Zambia, officially retired from her position, bringing to an end an illustrious 9-year long distinguished career as the first female Vice-Chancellor Zambia and over 38 years of service to higher learning in Zambia, Africa and United …

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Register, submit Abstract for UbuntuNet-Connect 2021, 10 -12 November 2021

“Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Research and Education Success Stories During Covid-19″  Virtual/Livingstone, Zambia, 10-12 November 2021 The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 brought a disruptive wave to the Research and Education community across the globe. As the virus spread and wreaked havoc the world over, governments ordered various levels of national lockdowns …

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African Regional RENs Joint Statement on the Current Situation at AFRINIC

ASREN, UbuntuNet Alliance and WACREN are the regional research and education networks interconnecting national research and education networks (NRENs) across the continent (Northern Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa).  African RENs provide connectivity and other services to millions of end users in the education and research community (students, faculty, researchers, administrators, etc.), …

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Announcement of the 15th UbuntuNet Alliance Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM), 6th August 2021

In line with the Covid-19 safety regulations, UbuntuNet Alliance will hold its 15th Annual General Meeting virtually on Friday, 6th August 2021. The Annual General Meeting of Members, is the top decision-making body that must sustain the Members’ collective will to collaborate regionally. It is composed of Representative Members from Member NRENs and Observer Members …

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Celebrating 10 years of the AfricaConnect project

This year we celebrate 10 years of the AfricaConnect project. To celebrate the milestone, we asked the three CEOs of the implementing partners to give their thoughts on the progress of the project. UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Dr. Matthews Mtumbuka had this to say: “AfricaConnect has provided the African Research and Education networking community with an …

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